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Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Actor, also producer · Born February 3, 1947 (79) · Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Stephen McHattie (born February 3, 1947) is a prolific and acclaimed Canadian character actor known for his distinctively intense screen presence, gaunt features, and extensive body of work spanning over two hundred film, television, and stage credits. Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and spent his early career building a formidable reputation in New York theater—earning critical acclaim and off-Broadway awards in productions like Ghetto and Mensch Meier. Transitioning to film and television in Los Angeles and later Canada, McHattie carved out a niche playing complex villains, authority figures, and brooding heavies in major projects such as A History of Violence, Watchmen (as the original Nite Owl), 300, Secretary, and cult horror favorites like Pontypool. He is also widely recognized for memorable television guest and recurring roles on series like Seinfeld (as Dr. Reston), The X-Files, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Orphan Black, alongside celebrated Canadian dramatic turns that earned him a Gemini Award for Life with Billy and a Genie Award for playing hockey broadcaster Dick Irvin in The Rocket.

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Born
February 3, 1947 (79)
From
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
134 on MovieCove · 198 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Stephen McHattie's films like?

Across their 76 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Survival
24%
Self
18%
Bonds
16%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Survival21 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds19 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity18 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 69 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 30 · Dark 26

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 41 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 36 · Intense 28

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 28 · Shifting 34 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 50 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 36 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 23 · Engaged 37 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 14 · Affecting 34 · Heavy 21

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 36 · Open-ended 24 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

41 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 15 of 41 analyzed roles.

Shadow
15 of 41
Mentor
11 of 41
Hero
5 of 41
Threshold guardian
4 of 41
Trickster
2 of 41
Shapeshifter
2 of 41
Ally
1 of 41
Herald
1 of 41
Show the 41 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
58
Melancholic
36
Dread
23
Absurd
13
Contemplative
14
Other
57

How their films linger

Unsettling28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 19 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet38
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous24

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Stephen McHattie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 97 of their 134 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (50).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen McHattie's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

198 credits, 134 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Permanent Damage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mr. Freeman

  • Little Lorraine(2025)

    as Huey

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Madness(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Emmett

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Deaner '89 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Dack

  • My Animal(2023)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Essex County (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lou

  • Accused(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Nightmare Alley(2021)

    as Hobo #1

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Most Wanted(2020)

    as Frank Cooper

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • October Faction(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Samuel Allen

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Rabid(2019)

    as Dr. Keloid

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • It Must Be Heaven(2019)

    as Tarot Reader

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Z(2019)

    as Doctor Seager

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Come to Daddy(2019)

    as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Dreamland(2019)

    as Johnny Deadeyes/ Trumpet Player

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Hoard(2018)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Abandoned: Angelique's Isle(2018)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Crown and Anchor(2018)

    as Gus

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Death Wish(2018)

    as Chief

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Birdland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as John James

  • Juggernaut(2017)

    as Hank, Sr.

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Sound(2017)

    as Earl

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as E. Stuart McDougall

  • Mother!(2017)

    as Zealot

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Awakening the Zodiac(2017)

    as Zodiac

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Trial(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Edward Stuart McDougall

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Weirdos(2016)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Stranger(2015)

    as Randall Toth / The Dark Stranger

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Khoya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Unclie Oliver

  • Private Eyes(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Leland Harrington

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Pay the Ghost(2015)

    as Blind Man

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Born to Be Blue(2015)

    as Dad

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • 12 Monkeys(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Hellmouth(2014)

    Producer · as Charlie Baker/ The Barda

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Cabbie(2014)

    as Pete Donaldson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Big Muddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Stan Barlow

  • Wolves(2014)

    as John Tollerman

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Strain(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Vaun

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Meetings with a Young Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Samuel Beckett

  • The Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Armand

  • Lizzie Borden Took an Ax(2014)

    as Andrew Borden

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Haunter(2013)

    as The Pale Man

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Torment(2013)

    as Officer Hawkings

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Manifold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sheriff Noble

  • Septic Man(2013)

    as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Art of the Steal(2013)

    as Dirty Ernie

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Maxwell

  • Orphan Black(2013)

    Show 7 episodes · as Percival "P. T." Westmorland

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt(2012)

    as Commander Healy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal(2012)

    as Ronny

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Tall Man(2012)

    as Lt Dodd

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Little Bit Zombie(2012)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Immortals(2011)

    as Cassander

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Exit Humanity(2011)

    as Medic Johnson

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Ecstasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jim Buist

  • The Entitled(2011)

    as Clifford Jones

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost(2011)

    as Commander Healy

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Moby Dick(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rachel Captain

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • XIII: The Series(2011)

    Show as President Carrington

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Red: Werewolf Hunter(2010)

    as Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Score: A Hockey Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Walt Acorn

  • A Beginner's Guide to Endings(2010)

    as Fitz

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Haven(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ed Driscoll

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • This Movie Is Broken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Security Guard

  • Jesse Stone: No Remorse(2010)

    as Commander Healy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Who Is Clark Rockefeller?(2010)

    as Mark Sutton

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Standish

  • Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Spencer Rennette

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Summer's Moon(2009)

    as Gant Hoxey

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • 2012(2009)

    as Captain Michaels

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Deaths of Chet Baker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Chet Baker

  • The Timekeeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Fisk

  • The Listener(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Stebbes · as Bill

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Llewellyn Anderson

  • Under the Hood(2009)

    as Hollis Mason

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Pontypool(2008)

    as Grant Mazzy

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Watchmen(2009)

    as Hollis Mason / Nite Owl

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Thin Ice(2009)

    as Captain Healy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • You Might as Well Live(2009)

    as Fred Steinke

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • XIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as General Carrington

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Raymond Gordon

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Would Be Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Summit(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tate

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Trojan Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Shea

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Harry Murdoch

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Reaper(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • All Hat(2007)

    as Earl Stanton

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Shoot 'Em Up(2007)

    as Hammerson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Sea Change(2007)

    as Captain Healy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kaw(2006)

    as Clyde

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • 300(2006)

    as Loyalist

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Poor Boy's Game(2007)

    as Uncle Joe

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Killer Wave(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Edgar Powell

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Fountain(2006)

    as Grand Inquisitor Silecio

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Absolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mike Lloyd

  • The Covenant(2006)

    as James Danvers

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Solar Attack(2006)

    as Admiral Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise(2006)

    as Captain Healy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Night Passage(2006)

    as Captain Healy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • One Dead Indian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Police Field Commander

  • The Rocket(2005)

    as Dick Irvin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A History of Violence(2005)

    as Leland

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Stone Cold(2005)

    as Captain Healy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Attan

  • The 4400 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Ian Dravitt

  • The Lazarus Child(2004)

    as Chief Prosecutor Warner

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Twist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as The Senator

  • Wall of Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Hugh

  • Birds of Prey(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Frankie Spitz · as Hawke

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Secretary(2002)

    as Burt Holloway

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Kirk

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Justice League(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · as The Shade (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Mutant X(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Aaron Gaumont

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Alien Foreman

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Hustle(2000)

    as Pierce

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Highwayman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Frank Drake

  • BASEketball(1998)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Midnight Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lt. Jack Kelly

  • The Climb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Jack McLaskin

  • Cold Squad(1998)

    Show 33 episodes · as Sgt. Frank Coscarella

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Emily of New Moon(1998)

    Show 43 episodes · as Jimmy Murray

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Magnificent Seven(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Cletus Fowler

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills(1996)

    as Dr. Egbert Drum

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Strike

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Lexx(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as E.J. Moss, Commander of Eagle 5 · as Field Commander Moss · as Moss

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • La Femme Nikita(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Willie Kane

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • My Friend Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Curt

  • Poltergeist: The Legacy(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Theodore Rex(1995)

    as Edge

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Visitors of the Night(1995)

    as Bryan English

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Remember Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Chief Nat Coogan

  • Deadly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Sean O'Connor

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Crockett

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Convict Cowboy(1995)

    as Jegge Neff

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14(1995)

    as Jack Claremont

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Sherrick

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Art Deco Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Hyena

  • Beverly Hills Cop III(1994)

    as Steve Fulbright

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence(1994)

    as Lieutenant Durant

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Geronimo: An American Legend(1993)

    as Schoonover

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Life With Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Billy Stafford

  • The Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Gary 'Hunter' Henderson

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Red-Haired Man

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Heritage Minutes: Laura Secord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as FitzGibbon

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Karl Mayes · as Thomas Openshaw

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Diablo the Deceiver

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Vreenak

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Kent

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Terror on Track 9(1992)

    as Randolph Darnell

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Hidden Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack

  • Scene of the Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 23 episodes · Actor

  • Heritage Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as FitzGibbon

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joe Pilefsky

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Northern Exposure(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Turk Tortelli

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Counterstrike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Nick

  • Bloodhounds of Broadway(1989)

    as Red Henry

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Reston

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • One Man Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Erik

  • Life Under Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Hank

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Stawpah

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Call Me(1988)

    as Jellybean

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Sticky Fingers(1988)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Caribe(1987)

    as Whitehale

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    Show 12 episodes · as Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Salvation!(1987)

    as Revered Edward Randall

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Crime Story(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlo Mastrangelo

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Gordon Reeve

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Belizaire the Cajun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as James Willoughby

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Death

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Washburn

  • Best Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Brett

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Perry

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Atty. Sam Boyle

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Caldwell · as Johnny

  • Death Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Hal

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank · as James Willoughby · as Red Henry

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Roughnecks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Roy Bethke

  • Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Judah

  • Highcliffe Manor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rev. Ian Glenville

  • Centennial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 12 episodes · as Jacques 'Jake' Pasquinel

  • Gray Lady Down(1978)

    as Murphy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow Never Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Frank

  • Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby(1976)

    as Adrian / Andrew

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Moving Violation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Eddie Moore

  • James Dean(1976)

    as James Dean

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Ultimate Warrior(1975)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Search for the Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Willie Longfellow

  • The Lady's Not for Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Nicholas

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · as Paul Nelson · as Ray Blaine

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Von Richthofen and Brown(1971)

    as Werner Voss

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Star Spangled Banner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Soldier (as Stephen McChattie)

  • The People Next Door(1970)

    as Artie Mason

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Stolen Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Poet

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 197 titles, 196 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Watchmen (2009)

$185M worldwide

Highest rated

Watchmen (2009)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Cold Squad (1998)

Film career

19702026

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 33 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting197 of 197: 196 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thProducing1 of 197: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s16 · acting1980s23 · acting1990s39 · acting2000s50 · acting2010s58 · 58 acting · 1 crew2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 7% of 67 roles
718601061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Stephen McHattie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 86; across their 69 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Midcredits score across 134 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up38
  • 50th to 74th27
  • 25th to 49th30
  • Below 25th39

Shape of the crowd

53 of their 134 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser46
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed53

Most divisive · actor

The Sound (2017)

93rd percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Seinfeld (1989)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 67 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Stephen McHattie's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles57–93 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles4–73 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles46–81 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles26–59 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles49–83 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Stephen McHattie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen McHattie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greg Bryk shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles